Dear Parents/Guardians of students in 5-8th grade:
The Fairmont Area Schools spelling bee will be administered via THE ONLINE TESTING PLATFORM. Please encourage your child to enter this event. In addition to improving student’s spelling skills and increasing their vocabularies, spelling bee participation provides valuable experience in developing poise — a necessary skill for success in public speaking, performing arts and athletics.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee’s online testing platform allows schools and sponsors to host the spelling bee safely and securely via online tests. To compete in our local competition, your child must have a current account in the platform for this school year. You can do this by visiting https://online-test.spellingbee.com/resetpassword, enter the email address used to create the online testing platform account and creating a new password for the account if necessary. If you haven’t previously created an account, you may register for one via this link – click “Register” and follow directions.
Once you have verified your child’s account, please email me at shines@fairmont.k12.mn.us, let me know your child’s name and I will be able to assign the online test to your child and send you study words. Your child must complete the test before the given deadline (January 31st), and the test can be taken on any device with a web browser, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smart phones. Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge are our preferred browsers. We do not support Safari for desktop or Internet Explorer.
The top two spellers from Fairmont Area Schools with the highest scores will move on to compete at the SCSC Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Feb 22nd, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the South Central College Conference Center in North Mankato. The winning student will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held in Washington, D.C. the last week of May.
SCSC Regional Spelling Bee may include online tests in lieu of in-person spelling bee events. We will communicate any changes to the venue, time or format of the bee as soon as possible due to changes in COVID-19 conditions or regulations.
Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about our spelling bee. I look forward to having your child represent their school in our competition!
Sincerely,
Shari
Fairmont Area Schools Spelling Bee Coordinator
𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞
... and even MORE delicious cookies from the FJSHS Culinary II Students
More Culinary II Cookies
Here are some photos from our cookie decorating in Culinary II. Students made rolled sugar cookies and decorated with royal icing!
We would also like to thank Curt at MN Motor Bus for the Delicious Meat and Cheese tray.
“He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.” And put them all on our table. Thanks to a Wonderful Student Council for all the goodies today.
IMPORTANT!
Unfortunately, Santa caught a cold & is not able to visit us for Family Fun Night tomorrow. BUT~His elves will be coming in his place! We hope you can still attend for food & family fun! Santa has gifts for the elves to pass out to your children.
See you tomorrow!
Calling all 7th and 8th graders. This is your chance to perform in a play. Please see the attached flyer for further details.
Reminder that Santa is coming to ECFE Family Fun Night tomorrow night - Tues. 12/21...come out to Fairmont Elementary to join in the fun!
This week's video features Mark Borchardt, Head Custodian at FJSHS. Thanks for all your crew does!
Parent Update Video:
https://youtu.be/VLxo80v3ivw
Parent Newsletter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BVKqx2BWc0IMJAkjDOH-YV6FiA69K50x_ef_WRYfSgg/edit?usp=sharing
It's Tree Topper day in Mrs. Clayton's Kindergarten class!
Family Fun Night Tues. Dec. 12/21...Come on out to see Santa! See attd. for details!!
All these Elves had a wonderful day helping at the Elementary School Elf Shop! So much fun and a great way to spread holiday cheer and get in the right mindset of the spirit of giving! P.S. you might even see a couple of "older" Elves, great to have them with us.
Early Risers Kiwanis, Hy-Vee & Fairmont Jr/Sr High School recognize the following as November 2021 Students of the Month. Student and families recently participated in a Zoom recognition and will receive a certificate and gift card. Congratulations to all.
FFA Update: Last month we had two teams compete and qualify for state convention. Poultry Judging got 5th place & Milk Quality got 5th place We are so proud of these teams and can’t wait to see what they’ll do at state!!
Families of current 7-8th graders,
We are very excited to announce that we will be leading a group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C., Gettysburg and Mt. Vernon on July 14-17, 2023.
Please join us on Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00pm via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300!
To join the meeting, simply click this link: schooltrip.us/FairmontMN23
For any other questions, feel free to contact Ms. Picha or Mr. Geerdes at hpicha@fairmont.k12.mn.us or sgeerdes@fairmont.k12.mn.us
Don't miss out!
This is a reminder that Strawbridge Studios will be here THIS Tuesday, December 7th from 7:30 a.m. to noon to take Skyward and Yearbook photos of students new to the District and for returning students who were not here in August for our Registration Days. Please remember the high school code is different from the Elementary so you will need to use SEPERATE ORDER FORMS (elementary code is FM364594, Highschool Code is FM379032). If you want retakes, you will need to bring your original picture packet back with you. If you have any questions, please call or email Dawn at 235-4232 or dwaterbury@fairmont.k12.mn.us
Weekly Parent Update 12-3-21
Parent Update Video
https://youtu.be/EA00extbBEc
Parent Update Newsletter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GfQRV1rDtD4BUNvT8KLIBH8NUQ7j60sQXxvzHYIXMu8/edit
